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New FPMAJ Chair Pushes Category-Based Drug Pricing to Ensure Innovation, Stable Supply

By Kohei Hori June 5, 2025

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Kenji Yasukawa, chairman of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ), is renewing the industry’s call for the creation of a category-based drug pricing system in the upcoming FY2026 reform. In an interview with Jiho, he argued that…

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